)declension
[文法]词尾变化, 格变化, 倾斜, 衰退1. the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
2. process of changing to an inferior state
同义词：deterioration, decline in quality, worsening
3. a downward slope or bend
同义词：descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, downslope
4. a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
